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ANSP_158291

Not suspect, not examined

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.38269° N, 96.38226° W (± 365000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusElops
Speciessaurus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation1 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 0 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerD.G. Smith, 1986

Collection Event

Field NumberMBI-899

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf Coast
Latitude DMS° ' ''
Longitude DMS° ' ''

Other

Group Number09A
Size36 mm SL
Primary RemarksLeptocephali; illustrated
SalinityM

Record Source

Source Academy of Natural Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution Academy of Natural Sciences (type: museum)
Curator John G. Lundberg (but transitioning out)
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 30, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Elopiformes Elopidae Elops Elops saurus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1830 – Dec. 31, 2006
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 27114
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Texas coast
Hydrography Texas coast
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on coast halfway between mouths of Sabine an Rio Grande Rivers. Error includes all of Texas coastline.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 365000
Remarks: Point placed on coast halfway between mouths of Sabine an Rio Grande Rivers. Error includes all of Texas coastline.
Locality: Texas coastCoordinates: -96.382263, 28.382688Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Point placed on coast halfway between mouths of Sabine an Rio Grande Rivers. Error includes all of Texas coastline.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1830-12/31/1986
collectors May 23, 2012

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